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The nurse employed in the pediatric unit working on the 11 PM to 7 AM shift finds an infant unresponsive and without respirations or a pulse.
 
  After opening the airway and initiating ventila-tion, the nurse delivers chest compressions at a minimum rate of: 1. 140 times/min
  2. 100 times/min
  3. 80 times/min
  4. 60 times/min

Question 2

The client with a history of spinal cord injury is beginning medication therapy with baclofen (Lioresal). The nurse determines that the client understands the side effects of the medication if the client states which of the following?
 
  1. The medication may make me drowsy.
  2. The medication can cause high blood pressure.
  3. The medication may increase my sensitivity to bright light.
  4. The medication may cause me to have some muscle pain.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: In an infant, the rate of chest compressions is at least 100 times/min. The other options are incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Baclofen is a central-acting skeletal muscle relaxant useful in treating muscle spasticity usually in upper motor neuron injury. Side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, weakness, and nausea. Occasional side effects include headache, paresthesias of the hands and feet, constipation or diarrhea, anorexia, hypotension, confusion, and nasal congestion. The other options are incorrect.



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